Bramble Corp. is planning to sell 1300 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 1270 boxes during May. Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a 0.50 hour of direct labor. Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $18 per hour. Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs. Bramble has 4600 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 4500 pounds in ending inventory. What is the total amount to be budgeted in pounds for direct materials to be purchased for the month?

Alyssa works for an engineering firm that has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a highway bridge over a major river. the bridge will be a unique design, incorporating complex designs that will likely never be duplicated. how should alyssa deal with designing and overseeing the building of the bridge?

Emily spent her summer vacation in buenos aires, argentina, where she got plastic surgery for a fraction of what it would cost in the united states. this is an example of:

Vulcan flyovers offers scenic overflights of mount st. helens, the volcano in washington state that explosively erupted in 1982. data concerning the company’s operations in july appear below: vulcan flyovers operating data for the month ended july 31 actual results flexible budget planning budget flights (q) 56 56 54 revenue ($350.00q) $ 16,500 $ 19,600 $ 18,900 expenses: wages and salaries ($3,300 + $91.00q) 8,354 8,396 8,214 fuel ($31.00q) 1,904 1,736 1,674 airport fees ($870 + $35.00q) 2,730 2,830 2,760 aircraft depreciation ($11.00q) 616 616 594 office expenses ($240 + $1.00q) 464 296 294 total expense 14,068 13,874 13,536 net operating income $ 2,432 $ 5,726 $ 5,364 the company measures its activity in terms of flights. customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. required: 1. prepare a flexible budget performance report for july that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances.